Median is the middle number when data are arranged in numerical order; if there is an even number of data, the median is the mean of the two middle numbers.
Range is the difference between the greatest and least numbers in a set of data.
For example, in the following set of numbers;
8, 10, 14, 21, 32, 64, 71
The median is 21, as it is the middle number in the set when arranged in order.
To find the range I take the greatest number, 71, and the smallest number, 8, and subtract them. The range is 63
In the following set:
12, 24, 26, 28, 38, 40
There is an even amount of numbers. The two middle numbers are 26 and 28. If I find the mean of 26 and 28, I will get 27. The median of the above set of numbers is 27
To find the range I take 40 and subtract 12 to get 28. The range of this set of data is 28.
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